THE PRESIDENT: I just met with local county judges and mayors, along with
the Governor. Obviously this area is hurt. The Governor knows that. I saw
it firsthand how it's hurt. We've got some priorities that we're in the
process of working together to achieve. The first is food and water. The
second is electricity and generators moving this way, there's a rational
plan to distribute the generators. Thirdly, there's fuel. We fully
understand that it's hard to maintain order if you don't have fuel for your
cars and first responders.

And I appreciate the planning that the Governor put into this. The state
of Texas is -- took precautions before the storm hit and is now responding.
And our job is to work with the state. I have the top people here with
me, the Coast Guard Admiral, who is in charge of the federal response. I
had the head of FEMA with me, and I had a three-star Army general here, all
of them here to help make sure these people can get their lives back
together.

Again, the Governor has got a plan to make sure people don't come back too
early. He's listening to the local judges and the mayors. Obviously, we
want people to come home as quickly as possible. We want them to be able
to do so in an orderly way. And when they get home, they find that there's
a -- you know, as best as possible, power and water.